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American slavery, 1619-1877

by: Kolchin, Peter

Publication date: 1993

Topics: Geschichte 1619-1877, Slavery United History, African Americans -- History -- To 1863, Slavery -- United States -- History, Slavery, African Americans, Sklaverei, Slavernij, Geschichte (1619-1877), USA, United States

Publisher: New York : Hill and Wang

Collection: printdisabled; marygrovecollege; internetarchivebooks; americana; inlibrary

Contributor: Internet Archive

Language: English

xv, 304 pages ; 22 cm

Traces the history of slavery in America, compares it with slavery in other countries, and discusses the relationships between slaves and their masters

Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-291) and index

Origins and consolidation -- The Colonial Era -- The American Revolution -- Antebellum slavery: organization, control, paternalism -- Antebellum slavery: slave life -- The White South: society, economy, ideology -- The end of slavery